Shoe-display stand.



F0. 795,117. PATENTED JULY 18,1905. '1. HARDING & B. BIEHL.

SHOE DISPLAY STAND.

APPLIUATION FILED JAN. 6, 1905.

INVENTORS.

NITED STATES Patented July 18, 1905.

PATENT OFFICE.

SHOE-DISPLAY STAND.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 795,117, dated July 18,1905.

Application filed January 6, 1905- $eria1 No. 239,860-

' ence marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

The objects of this invention are to provide a stand or support fordisplaying shoes in storewindows and the like; to obtain such adisplay-stand which will resiliently clamp the shank of the shoe, andthus enable the shoe to be mounted and taken off the stand with ease andfacility and without marring the shoe; to at the same time enable theshoe to be held firmly, so that it will not be easily dislodged orseparated from the stand; to secure such a stand which combines with theclamping means a rest for the sole of the shoe, and to obtain aconstruction in which the springs of the clamping-jaws form such a restfor the sole of the shoe; to thus conceal to a large extent the saidclamping means when the shoe is in position; to enable the clampingmeans to be operated freely from beneath the shoe without being impededthereby; to obtain a neat and pleasing appearance, an inexpensive anddurable construction, and to secure other advantages and results, someof which may be hereinafter referred to in connection with thedescription of the working parts.

The invention consists in the improved shoedisplay stand and in thearrangements and combinations of parts of the same, all substantially aswill be hereinafter set forth, and finally embraced in the clauses ofthe claim.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, in which like numerals ofreference indicate corresponding parts in each of the several figures,Figure 1 is a side elevation of our improved display-stand with a shoe(indicated in dotted outline) mounted thereon, the base 5 being partlyinsection. Fig. 2 is a plan of the clamping-jaws, which also form a restfor the shoe-sole, and Fig. 3 is a section taken at line a, Fig. 2,illustrating the jaws of the clamping members in detail end elevation.

In said drawings, 2 indicates a basepiece adapted to stand upon thefloor or other surface and support the display-stand, together with theshoe mounted thereon. Said basepiece 2 may be of any suitable shape andis made heavy enough to secure stability. The construction which weprefer and have shown in the drawings is a cast-iron body-piece 3, whichis covered at its upper or exposed surface with a sheet-metal covering 4of any suitable material which will present a polished or brightsurface, the edges of said sheet-metal covering being turned under thebody-piece, as at 5. Said base-piece 2 is at its upper surface centrallyperforated to receive the main stem 6 of the support, said stem beingpreferably threaded at its lower end and the basepiece correspondinglytapped out, so that the parts are screwed together. Obviously, however,any other suitable connection may be made here.

From the upper part of the stem 6 project 7 two clamping members 7 8,each of which is formed of a single piece of resilient wire, their bases.being held together and to the stem by any suitable means, as by a band9. Outside said band 9 each clamping member is given a single coil 71(or 81) in substantially horizontal plane to form a rest for the sole ofthe shoe and is then carried forwardly and upwardly in its originaldirection, as at 7 2, (or 82,) so that at this point the clampingmembers normally lie close together, as shown in Figs. 1 and 3 moreparticularly.

At the ends of the straight portions 72 82 each clamping member is bentoutwardly away from the other, as at 73, (83,) and then returned andbrought inward again, as at 7 4, (84,) substantially parallel to theoutwardly-turned portion 73, (or 83,) but at a little distance forwardtherefrom, said re-turned end 74 (or 84) being extended past theopposite clamping member and turned downward to form a fingerpiece 7 5,(or 85.) The doubled or U- shaped end 7 6 (or 86) of each outwardextension thus formed is furthermore bent upward at right angles andthen inward again at right angles, so that the two members have oppositefacing jaws 77 87, adapted to grip the edges of the sole on oppositesides of the shank ofthe shoe, said shank resting upon the innerportions 73 74 83 84 of the said extensions 76 86 and the sole of theshoe extending downward along the inclined portions 72 82 and upon thecoils 71 81.

In mounting a shoe upon the stand it will be understood that thefinger-pieces 75 85 are pressed together to separate the jaws 77 87 andenable the shoe to be set in place from above. Then upon releasing thefinger-pieces said clamping members automatically grip the shoe. It willbe noted that said fingerpieces 75 85 project downward below the shoe,and hence access to them and their manipulation are not impeded.Furthermore, it will be noted that the clamping members 7 8,

I as well as grasping the shoe by the shank,

also afford a broad and stable rest for the sole or forward portion ofthe shoe, as shown in outline in Fig. 1.

The stem 6 may be of any suitable and wellknown construction or shape,although we prefer to form it by continuing the wires of which the twoclamping members 7 8 are formed beyond the band 9 and twisting themtogether, as shown in the drawings, to form a convenient and at the sametime ornamental stem. We have also shown this stem bent laterally, as at10, and then re-turned, as at 11, to hold the clamping members and shoegrasped thereby centrally above the base 2, as will be understood byreference to Fig. 1.

Having thus described the invention, what we claim as new is 1. Theimproved shoe-display stand, comprising a base-piece adapted to standupon the floor, a main stem extending up from said base-piece, andclamping members extending forwardly and upwardly at an inclination,said members being each coiled to form a rest for the sole of the shoeand near their upper ends forming jaws to clamp the edges of the sole,the extremities of the members forming finger extensions adapted to bepressed to release the clamping-jaws.

2. In a shoe-display stand, the combination of resilient clampingmembers, normally lying adjacent to each other, said members having attheir outer ends opposite jaws, extensions reaching from each jaw pastthe other one and downwardly-extending finger-pieces at the end of eachextension.

3. In a shoe-display stand, the combination of resilient clampingmembers held firmly at one end and having grasping-jaws at the otherend, portions of said members being separated intermediate of said endsto form a rest, and other portions being extended from the jawsoppositely past each other and provided with finger-pieces.

4. In a shoe-display stand, a combined rest and clamp comprisingopposite members of resilient wire held firmly at one end and being freeat the other end, said members having near their fixed endshorizontally-coiled portions and at their free ends doubled or U- shapedportions extending outwardly apart, the closed ends of said doubled orU-shapecl portions being bent upward and inward to form clampingjaws andthe forward arms being extended past each other and provided withdownwardly-projecting finger-pieces.

In testimony that we claim the foregoing we have hereunto set our handsthis 22d day of December, 1904:.

THOMAS HARDING. BERNARD BIEHL.

Witnesses:

CHARLES H. PELL, RUssELL M. EVERETT.

